Friday — Earth Day — is one to appreciate and attend to our collective home. Maybe you have plans this week or weekend to plant a tree or help pick up trash at a local park or recommit to living greener in some way.

And what of holding every day as one for treating Earth with care? Words from a former titan of environmentalism in Minnesota resonate still. Wrote Sigurd Olson: “Without love of the land, conservation lacks meaning or purpose, for only in a deep and inherent feeling for the land can there be dedication in preserving it.”

CLEANUPS

There are a number of community gatherings in the metro area, from Orono to Maplewood to Lakeville. Check municipality and parks websites for information. Here are a few:

Minneapolis

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Sigurd Olson: outdoorsman, environmentalist, nature writer.

Citywide at parks and watersheds, 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, 40 locations, organized by the city’s Park and Recreation Board and Solid Waste and Recycling.

9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Minneapolis. Go to either of two locations: 36th Street E. and West River Parkway, or 44th St. E. and West River Parkway, organized by Friends of the Mississippi River. More info at fmr.org.

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